On the meeting with representatives of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

The meeting of Kan Tania, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia with the representatives of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Irina Litsek, project manager, Saida Anua, technical coordinator of the project and Theodora Khristoforova, international consultant was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia.

Irina Litsek presented to the Deputy Minister a new project called the "Joint EU-UN Program for Supporting Civil Society of Abkhazia" at the beginning of the meeting ​​which will be implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with the financial support of the European Union (EU).

The project envisages the creation of a Resource Center in Sukhum which will provide educational and advisory services to representatives of the civil sector of Abkhazia and provide area for their interaction and cooperation. The project also provides for a grant program aimed at funding initiatives of local non-governmental organizations.

According to Saida Anua, the technical coordinator the content and structure of the project will be based on the feedback received from the non-governmental organizations of Abkhazia, initiative groups, a wide range of professional and scientific communities, cultural and art figures, as well as public figures and civil activists.